Systems and Methods for Health Monitoring

1. A health enhancement system, the system comprising: a wearable sensor configured to generate first type information indicative of at least one parameter of a user; a mobile device comprising: at least one processor communicatively coupled to the wearable sensor; and at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which program the at least one processor to: receive the first type information indicative of at least one parameter of the user; identify a behavior performed by the user based on the first type information indicative of at least one parameter of the user; obtain contextual information comprising first values of second type information, wherein the first values are correlated with the identified behavior; store the obtained contextual information; detect a plurality of patterns in the stored contextual information; obtain further values of the second type information; determine whether to intervene based on at least correspondence between a respective detected pattern of the plurality of detected patterns and the further values of the second type information; and intervene with the user responsive to a determination to intervene, wherein intervening comprises generating a human perceptible output configured to encourage or discourage a future action of the user such that timing of the human perceptible output is based on the correspondence between the respective detected pattern and the further values of the second type information, and wherein content of the human perceptible output is selected based on the correspondence between the respective detected pattern and the further values of the second type information.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a wearable device and wherein the wearable sensor is integrated into the wearable device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable sensor includes at least one of: an accelerometer, a blood pressure sensor, a pulse oximeter, a galvanic skin response sensor, and a body temperature sensor.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identified behavior includes at least one of: smoking, using chewing tobacco, consuming alcohol, and overeating.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device includes a sensor configured to generate information indicative of at least one parameter of an environment of the user and wherein the at least one processor of the mobile device is further programmed to obtain the contextual information regarding the identified behavior from the information indicative of at least one parameter of the environment of the user.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the sensor includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and wherein the contextual information includes a location of the user when the user engaged in the identified behavior.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the sensor includes a time-keeping device and wherein the contextual information includes a time of day when the user engaged in the identified behavior.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor of the mobile device is further programmed to: determine whether to intervene at least in part by comparing a rule defining an action to be performed in response to detecting one or more conditions to at least one of the identified behavior and the contextual information regarding the identified behavior; and intervene with the user at least in part by performing the action in the rule.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a server in communication with the mobile device and being configured to generate the rule and transmit the rule to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to transmit the identified behavior and the contextual information regarding the identified behavior to the server and wherein the server is further configured to generate the rule based on the identified behavior and the contextual information regarding the identified behavior.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device further includes a display coupled to the at least one processor and wherein the at least one processor of the mobile device is further programmed to intervene with the user at least in part by displaying a message via the display.

11. A method of enhancing a health of a user, the method comprising: sensing, by a wearable sensor, first type information indicative of at least one parameter of the user; identifying, by a computing device in communication with the wearable sensor, a behavior performed by the user based on the first type information indicative of at least one parameter of the user; obtaining, by the computing device, contextual information comprising first values of second type information, wherein the first values are correlated with the identified behavior; identifying a trigger condition for the behavior based at least in part on a pattern in the obtained contextual information; obtain further values of the second type information; determining, by the computing device, whether to intervene based on at least detecting the trigger condition from the further values of the second type information; and intervening, by the computing device, with the user responsive to a determination to intervene, wherein intervening comprises: selecting a human perceptible output based on the detected trigger condition; and generating the human perceptible output configured to encourage or discourage a future action of the user, such that timing and content of the human perceptible output are based on the detected trigger condition.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the wearable sensor includes at least one of: an accelerometer, a blood pressure sensor, a pulse oximeter, a galvanic skin response sensor, and a body temperature sensor.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the identified behavior includes at least one of: smoking, using chewing tobacco, overeating.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising sensing at least one parameter of an environment of the user by a sensor and wherein obtaining the contextual information regarding the identified behavior includes obtaining the contextual information regarding the identified behavior from the information indicative of at least one parameter of the environment of the user.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the sensor includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and wherein the contextual information includes a location of the user when the user engaged in the identified behavior.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the sensor includes a time-keeping device and wherein the contextual information includes a time of day when the user engaged in the identified behavior.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein generating a human perceptible output comprises activating a buzzer in a portable device used by the user.

18. A health enhancing system, the system comprising: a wearable device configured to be disposed about a wrist of a user, the wearable device comprising an accelerometer configured to generate information indicative of a movement of the user's wrist; a mobile device comprising: at least one processor communicatively coupled to the wearable device; a display coupled to the at least one processor; a sensor coupled to the at least one processor and configured to generate information indicative of at least one parameter of an environment of the user; and at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which program the at least one processor to: receive the information indicative of the movement of the user's wrist; identify a smoking behavior performed by the user based on the information indicative of the movement of the user's wrist; record as contextual information regarding the identified smoking behavior first values of at least one parameter of the environment of the user correlated with identifying the smoking behavior; determine whether to intervene based on a correspondence between the recorded contextual information and second values of the at least one parameter of the environment of the user; and intervene with the user at least in part by displaying a message via the display responsive to a determination to intervene, wherein the message is configured to discourage the user from engaging in the smoking behavior at a future time and timing and content of the message is selected based on a trigger condition associated with the first values.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises: at least one computer-readable storage medium configured to store a plurality of trigger conditions for the behavior and associated actions; the at least one processor is configured to: detect the plurality of patterns in the stored contextual information and, based thereon, storing the plurality of trigger conditions in the computer-readable storage medium in conjunction with respective actions for the plurality of trigger conditions; and generate the human perceptible output based on the action associated with the detected trigger condition in the computer-readable storage medium, such that the timing and type of intervention employed is based on the detected trigger condition.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein: the method further comprises receiving input though a user interface indicating an associated action for an identified trigger condition; and the timing and type of intervention employed is based on the detected trigger condition based on generating the human perceptible output by selecting the output based on an action associated with the detected trigger condition.